I agree getting newer equipment regularly can be a problem. However, I have seen many PSK Reporter spots of my CQ’s at around 4kHz (channel Tx) so there does seem to be stations that can handle that range - i always use split mode, so that probably helps.
Al Pawlowski, K6AVP Los Osos, CA USA > On Jul 9, 2021, at 10:59, wsjt-devel-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > From: Gary McDuffie <wb0...@gmail.com <mailto:wb0...@gmail.com>> > To: WSJT software development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>> > Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Message Bit to Request Other Station to QSY > to your Frequency > > Remember, we are mostly using single sideband radios. They weren?t designed > to be broadband receivers or transmitters. When you get above about 3500, > you?ll find few people to go with you (jmho). I venture up there now and > then, but I have no idea how the distortion or response is above 3K. For > WSJT-X, I run 3400 receive high cutoff with 100 or sometimes zero as low end > cutoff. Just yesterday, I saw someone about 3200, but he wasn?t doing well > as far as pulling people up there. He was the only one. > > I was pleased last week when Europe opened up strong to our part of the > country. Not only was 50.313 heavily loaded, but .323 was about 85-90% as > full and stayed that way. > > Until the majority of the people have broadband receivers, the VFO will be > the ruling factor as far as I can see. Not many people can run down to the > corner radio store and grab a new radio off the shelf just to add some extra > bandwidth for digital modes. > > Gary - AG0N
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